Dale Jr's Impact on the Amp Brand

[tclowers23]

I would just like to ask everyone this question: Have you purchased any Amp energy drinks since it was announced as Junior's sponsor?

Amp's marketing strategy has already gotten the best of me.

[MG1968]

If I could find some sugar-free Amp, I'd buy some, but it won't be because of Jr.

[doozer]

i drank it before him, so he's copying me.

[tclowers23]

I was a Monster fan until Amp got Junior.

[volfanbill]

i haven't had caffeine in over 4 years. Jr isn't going to change my mind. I didn't drink Folgers because of Mark Martin, I didn't use Valvoline because of him, and I have no need to use Viagara. Logos on cars do little in convincing me what to buy or use. My second driver would be Tony Stewart. I've been in Home Depot three times in my life. I can't count the trips I've made to Lowe's.

[doozer]

i think Miller Lite sucks. i just drink neutral beer at the race.

i hate Jimmie Johnson so much and i think Lowe's is better than Home Depot.

[rbroyles]

If one of the choices for a product, service or business is a sponsor and I have no other reason to choose, I'll usually go with the Nascar sponsor. I won't buy something over a brand I like or something I don't need just because they are a sponsor. As far as Amp, I've never drank any booster type beverage, and have no desire to do so now. I'll stick to Gatorade which happens to be a sponsor.

[d4ster3]

Amp is too expensive

[rbroyles]

Originally Posted by d4ster3

Amp is too expensive

That's so they can pay Millions of $ to be on Little E's car.

[volfanbill]

am i the only one that thinks JR jumped at the chance to switch cars/numbers/brands just so all the jr lovers would spend more money on his merchandise?

[rbroyles]

Originally Posted by volfanbill

am i the only one that thinks JR jumped at the chance to switch cars/numbers/brands just so all the jr lovers would spend more money on his merchandise?

Surely not

[McLovin]

I won't buy anything just because it's my drivers sponsor. If Lowes has a better deal than Home Depot,
Lowes gets the business.I don't use energy drinks and don't like Mountain Dew,so no to the original question.

[JTrainDavis]

I buy DeWalt tools, generally, not sure if it has anything to do with Matt Kenseth or not, maybe something subliminal, but the quality is good. My reciprocating saw is a Milwaukee, naturally, but that should go without saying.

All my work clothes are Carhartt, mainly because i hoarde coupons, but also because they last. I never did try smirnoff ice, so i guess i'm not impacted by sponsors.

However, has anyone seen the 60 minutes on classic from, i'll say the late 80's, about Richard Petty? There was people on there saying Petty's sponsorships and endorsement influenced their purchases on everything, even freakin OATMEAL!!!

Just think, everytime you see a stupid advertising schill, there is someone out there eating it up. I know a guy that will only drink Dasani water. Why, you ask? Because it's made by Coca-Cola.

[JTrainDavis]

Originally Posted by volfanbill

am i the only one that thinks JR jumped at the chance to switch cars/numbers/brands just so all the jr lovers would spend more money on his merchandise?

Sad but true, at $24 a clip at the track. The crowd at the track is going to look like my lawn after my hound ate a green sharpie, putrid green.

[rbroyles]

I have between 6 to 10 guests at my house every Bristol race from all over the country. One couple from Arkansas, two from Wisconsin, and others from wherever. I don't know the exact extent they buy NASCAR sponsor's products, but I know they do to some degree as they talk about it and have those products.

As far as Driver paraphernalia, they all without exception are decked out in it fully, and spend serious money on more every race. I am not exagerating in that some spend as much for souveniers as they do for tickets. For those not familiar with the Bristol phenomena, the August race is the toughest ticket in all NASCAR, some say one of the toughest in sports. Motorhomes start filling campgrounds that only exist for races two weeks before the race. Souvenier trailers set up a week before the race and stay busy. Many of these fans take their vacations to do this. 160,000 people fill the stands at a town with population of less than 50,000.